Category Archives: Corporate Appointments

Unifying the C-suite: A roadmap for CMO-CTO partnerships

A practical framework for C-suite leaders looking to drive collaboration, build trust and leverage data within their organizations. Gene De Libero on November 17, 2023 Collaboration is key for C-suite leaders looking to drive business impact. However, lingering departmental silos can limit the potential of partnerships across the executive team. A marketing organization’s growth often … Continue reading Unifying the C-suite: A roadmap for CMO-CTO partnerships →

Baidu’s CEO says its ERNIE AI ‘is not inferior in any aspect to GPT-4’

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Baidu’s CEO says its ERNIE AI ‘is not inferior in any aspect to GPT-4’ The generative AI chatbot can answer questions with text, images and dynamic graphs. Andrew Tarantola Updated Tue, Oct 17, 2023 Baidu ERNIE, Baidu’s answer to ChatGPT, has “achieved a full upgrade,” company CEO Robin Li told the assembled crowd … Continue reading Baidu’s CEO says its ERNIE AI ‘is not inferior in any aspect to GPT-4’ →

Bobby Kotick will remain Activision Blizzard CEO until the end of 2023

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Bobby Kotick will remain Activision Blizzard CEO until the end of 2023 He’s expected to leave in 2024 after helping with the transition to Microsoft’s ownership. Kris Holt Fri, Oct 13, 2023 Carlos Barria / reuters One of the biggest unanswered questions regarding Microsoft’s $67.8 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard concerned the role … Continue reading Bobby Kotick will remain Activision Blizzard CEO until the end of 2023 →

‘I felt like I had checked every box’: Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar’s career advice for someone who has been passed over for promotion

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By Sarah Friar October 06, 2023 My greatest mistake was thinking success looked like a specific thing. For me, that was making partner at Goldman Sachs. When I didn’t, it set me free. I’m going to go back to the moment when things shifted for me. One morning in 2011—after 11 years on the partner … Continue reading ‘I felt like I had checked every box’: Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar’s career advice for someone who has been passed over for promotion →

A day in the life of a chief sustainability officer: Q&A with Ikea’s Karen Pflug

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By Adele Peters As a growing number of people decide to switch careers to work on climate change, we’re running a series of interviews with people in climate-related jobs about their day-to-day work, from Microsoft’s Melanie Nakagawa and Google’s Kate Brandt to carbon removal-startup founder Mary Yap and climate tech investor Mia Diawara. Ikea wants to be a … Continue reading A day in the life of a chief sustainability officer: Q&A with Ikea’s Karen Pflug →

Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report: The 15 ‘least fairly’ paid tech CEOs

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By Chris Morris September 21, 2023 Median salaries—for everybody—at tech companies are generally higher than other fields. But in some cases, though, the amounts the bosses take home are hundreds—or even thousands—of times higher than even well-paid employees. As part of Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report, we’ve broken out the 15 CEOs of … Continue reading Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report: The 15 ‘least fairly’ paid tech CEOs →

Jack Dorsey is heading Square again after its current CEO steps down

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Square is rebranding itself as ‘Block’ The blockchain made the company do it. Igor Bonifacic Jeff Greenberg via Getty Images Payments firm Square plans to change its name to Block as cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies become a bigger part of its business. On Wednesday, the company announced it will move forward with … Continue reading Jack Dorsey is heading Square again after its current CEO steps down →

Tom Brady works for Delta now. Here’s what he’ll actually be doing

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By Sean Cudahy September 07, 2023 The most successful quarterback in National Football League history is getting set to huddle up with one of the nation’s most prominent airlines. Delta Air Lines announced this week that it will be joining forces with Tom Brady—yes, that Tom Brady—on long-term partnership it dubs a “first-of-its-kind” arrangement. … Continue reading Tom Brady works for Delta now. Here’s what he’ll actually be doing →

CEO pay is always under fire. Founder salaries? Not so much

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By Stephanie Mehta August 07, 2023 Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you … Continue reading CEO pay is always under fire. Founder salaries? Not so much →

Ericsson Emodo New CRO Dives Into AI, Audience ID-less Targeting

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Ericsson Emodo New CRO Dives Into AI, Audience ID-less Targeting by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 4, 2023 Ericsson’s subsidiary Emodo has a new CRO to support the company’s focus on immersive dynamic creative experiences. Many include artificial intelligence (AI). Digital advertising industry veteran Andrew Rutledge joined the company in July to drive strategy, adoption and … Continue reading Ericsson Emodo New CRO Dives Into AI, Audience ID-less Targeting →